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tips and techniques for PBR metal I find metal difficult to get looking good, especially fairly plain metal. Does anyone have any tips or techniques for working with these materials? I can't seem to find any tutorials for PBR techn…	8 Last	Joopson Jul 2015
Does anybody know what game this is from? Does anybody know what game this is from? [IMG]http://i.gyazo.com/1097eb1b29aec9e92eb44f9675154a05.png[/IMG] [url]https://vimeo.com/132256061[/url]	2 Last	pior Jul 2015
Classic console development kits, samples (Atari, Nintendo, Sega, Neo Geo, etc.) Hello, Over the past year, I have been gathering dev kits for classic consoles from around the net, fixing them up to get them in a working state, and then wrote small game samples for each. The s…	16 Last	smccd Jul 2015
"The Maestros" Open Alpha is LIVE ; Multiplayer RTS/Arena Game Hey Polycount! I'm proud to say Systence Games, the team of developers originating at USC, has finally released "The Maestros" to Open Alpha! [URL="http://www.maestrosgame.com/"]http://www.maestros…	3 Last	Brian "Panda" Choi Jul 2015
How do you write a script? I'm interested in learning how to write a story. I want to write scripts for Comics/TV/Movies. Are there any good tutorials out there? I'm having trouble finding a source with a credible author and…	5 Last	RN Jul 2015
Dyslexic men make great Artists I want to share this link with all our dyslexic artists. Myself being dyslexic. I used to think of dyslexia in a very negative way and often referred to myself as an idiot because I struggled to re…	11 Last	heyeye Jul 2015
Portfolio and hiring: does the toolbelt matter? Most artists that i know use Max or Maya. They are successful environment artists that have good jobs in nice companies and this is something that i've been looking for myself. I've been a programmer…	5 Last	RaptorCWS Jul 2015
Good reference for sculpting? I'm having a hard time finding great reference to sculpt with. I want to study facial features and so on. What type of resources do you recommend?	0 Last	DataDragon Jul 2015
cheeseplus birth suit Happy birthday cheeseplus, mister backbone of Polycount! Hope your day is full of promise, and wieners. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/kcy3Kes.jpg[/IMG]	3 Last	almighty_gir Jul 2015
Hololens for Maya M$ wins! :D I want! [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywXWqNdVtjs[/ame]	25 Last	SyedS Jul 2015
Video teaser of a new Animation software pkg Developed by nukeygara, akeytsu is a brand new 3D program dedicated solely to character animation and rigging, for the animation and video games industries. Simplicity, velocity and ergonomics W…	17 Last	kanga Jul 2015
Survey on rendering : needs and consumption habits Hello everyone, I m Alex, a Digital Marketing postgraduate student at Dublin City University. I m conducting a study as part of a practicum project. The study aims to capture a detailed picture of n…	6 Last	projectrendicity Jul 2015
Noob character art questions I have been trying to learn about topology, more specifically character topology for games. I have not had much luck with finding good tutorials on this subject so I had some questions [B]1[/B] I se…	2 Last	DireWolf Jul 2015
Tutorials on making kickass reels? Hey guys, I'm not sure if this topic has already been covered somewhere but I never actually learned some good tips about how to craft a good reel by using software like After Effects, Fusion or Nuke…	15 Last	rodpv Jul 2015
NEED HELP FOR ART TEST :) Hey guys, Just looking for some tips on an up-coming art test! 'My first one also' Test involves creating a prop to mobile TRI budget requirements. Textures also to those requirements. They also w…	6 Last	PolyLove Jul 2015
New Classes for Brainstorm School Fall Term! [CENTER][URL="http://brainstormschool.com/"][IMG]http://img.ymlp.com/f31p_HeaderImage_4.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/CENTER] [CENTER][B]BRAINSTORM SCHOOL - FALL TERM 2015 [/B][/CENTER] [CENTER][B][COLOR=#ff…	0 Last	BrainstormSchool Jul 2015
Finding Freelance work Hello I know this is a great forum to find freelance work, I was wondering if anyone else knew another good website or two to look for freelance work? Thank you	8 Last	chilemang Jul 2015
How to include youtube Video in Post Hi, how can i include a youtube video into a post so that it not just appears as a link? Thanks	11 Last	sziada Jul 2015
What ever happened to Next gen hardsurface? Disting used to run a forum that was pretty fun, focused solely on hardsurface stuff. I miss it :( of course polycount encompasses everything that forum did, but it was more focused and feedback wa…	7 Last	sziada Jul 2015
HOW TO stand out to potential employers Hey guys/girls Recently i have been applying for jobs all over the UK and Europe. Obviously coming from a self taught background with no formal education other than a diploma, I was just wondering…	46 Last	Matt Fagan Jul 2015
Bierzerkers on Steam Early Access July 9th (with screens) Hello Polycount :) We've been busy at Shield Break Studios and finally releasing our debut title, Bierzerkers, onto Steam Early Access in 2 days. Super exciting and scary. We really want to supp…	8 Last	Will Harris Jul 2015
Best place to learn how to hand paint Assets? Hi everyone I am needing to learn how to hand paint textures for game assets, but i am still learning photoshop and i dont pick things up very well. So i was wondering if anyone has any hints or sug…	19 Last	Deathstick Jul 2015
Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata passes away... Although i'm not much of a Nintendo gamer nowadays, my formative gaming years were full of them. Rest in peace sir. [center][img]http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/scale_medium/mig/8/4/7/0/2288470-…	36 Last	Tenshi Jul 2015
Sprite Anim Program Question I'm thinking of purchasing Spriter Pro, but does anyone know of a better program for sprite animation? Thank you. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZcAszm9ipI[/ame]	9 Last	Steve Schulze Jul 2015
Good place to share content? I'm looking for a place to share my content with other people (textures, models, etc.). Since i'm planning to release the sources (substances, max files), do you guys recommend any good website with …	6 Last	athenahatt Jul 2015
Just found some great references for modular building exteriors [url]https://www.behance.net/gallery/26523599/door-to-door-I[/url] Really nice photos, thought they might be helpful to people here!	2 Last	MephistonX Jul 2015
Clip Studio Pro on sale I'm not a manga artist but I had to pick this up. $15.00 for the pro version. [url]http://www.clipstudio.net/en/functions[/url] You can mix vector line art and raster colour layers in the same docu…	3 Last	BagelHero Jul 2015
For teaching purposes can you kindly donate any current gen assets? Hi As always I am on the look out for quality material donated for my students to explore in relation to what we teach. It will give them a chance to pull the product apart and explore them in the…	57 Last	kanga Jul 2015
Which Wacom to buy! Hello guys, I'am currently loooking to buy a Wacom for myself, so far I used the cheapest one. I'll be using mostly Zbrush and Substance Painter, but I am not sure which one is going to be the best…	3 Last	LeeCurt Jul 2015
Career as a Character Artist Hi Polycount! First of all, let me start off by saying how much I appreciate the community here. It's nice to see a community that supports and helps each other in an industry which seems so competi…	9 Last	Arqus Jul 2015
Advice for career path for artist role [FONT=Century Gothic]Hi Guys I had some wonderful feedback on a previous thread and have come back for some more! I want to talk artist career paths. I have been digging deep to try and come up with…	15 Last	gnoop Jul 2015
sRGB color monitor Is having a monitor that is 100% sRGB color reproduction for true color definition worth having or is it just a gimmick? [ame="http://www.amazon.com/PB278Q-27-Inch-LED-lit-Professional-Graphics/d…	5 Last	gnoop Jul 2015
3D Industry times Hello polycount, I need you! I'm doing some research and would like to know how many time do you guys usually need to model something like this: [IMG]http://puu.sh/iSRvO/499dcacdec.png[/IMG] The …	5 Last	Dvonio Jul 2015
Krita Kickstarter 2015 is running now! [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPwY7fTSq-0[/ame] Lowdown: 20.000 euro for performance and animation is the goal. Every extra 1500 euro fits a stretchgoal. Every back who donated more than 15 eu…	32 Last	Wolthera Jul 2015
The Dozer Tutorial I was wondering if it would be worth my while buying the Dozer tutorial set by Laurens Corijn. What I mean by "worth my while" is - have things moved on from when he made this tutorial? Will I be l…	5 Last	Moltar Jul 2015
Mari and Modo Indie available now on Steam Hello, If you've ever wanted a version of Mari and Modo for personal and Indie use you're in Luck! We've just released Mari and Modo indie on the Steam store. [URL=http://store.steampowered.com/…	230 Last	Rev Jul 2015
Humble + Indie Game Making Contest Hey all, Just launched this afternoon, but in case you haven't seen it yet [url]www.humblebundle.com[/url] and IGMC are partnering up for this year's 1 month gamejam with big prizes and such. I wo…	3 Last	DanglinBob Jul 2015
Is the game industry really that bad to work in? As someone who wants to work in the game industry as a 3d modeler, i've just seen or heard from a lot of people how shit the game industry is to work in. I wanted to hear from you guys what your opin…	118 Last	ParoXum Jul 2015
Question about 3d artist roles Hi everybody, I have a question about the 3d artist roles in the games industry. Basically, I don't know where I should draw the line about the job roles 3d artists have and what work falls into what…	3 Last	ParoXum Jul 2015
Tor Frick's UDK Masterclass still relevant? I have seen some good things from Tor Frick's UDK Masterclass DVD. But I am wondering how relevant is it still? I know alot of the material work will transfer over to UE4, but what about the overall …	5 Last	littleclaude Jul 2015
Giving models to other people. I've recently gotten a request from an animator from a game company to use one of my models from my portfolio for animation, since he wants to show his animation skills but, lacks decent modelling sk…	7 Last	MagicSugar Jul 2015
Racer445's Awesome new tut out now! Ok, just like I did with [URL="http://cg.tutsplus.com/tutorials/3d-art/creating-a-next-gen-video-game-hot-rod-the-complete-workflow-day-1/"]Xoliul's amazing Brutal Rod tutorial series[/URL], I'm gonn…	46 Last	Thane- Jul 2015
Xrite ColormMunki or Xrite i1Display Pro? I'm trying to figure out which would be the better option between the Xrite ColormMunki Display and Xrite i1Display Pro. Does anyone know which is the better choice? Thank you. I found this comparis…	5 Last	AlecMoody Jul 2015
UMOGA Hello, I did a quick forum search and there's no hits for UMOGA, so I thought I'd make a post about it. UMOGA is a website where you can find indie developer projects to work on, you can also setup …	8 Last	ambershee Jul 2015
Does not having a degree hinder my chances?? Hey Guys/Girls! One question I have been pondering to myself lately is the question of, just having a diploma under my belt and no form of degree from an art school hinder my chances over those who …	18 Last	Joebewon Jul 2015
Best Zbrush users to learn from? Who are the best users of Zbrush? (In your opinion) Zbrush users that produce exceptional work, tutorials, etc.	5 Last	Lorex Jul 2015
Artists work - past and present Hello, I thought it would be a good idea if some of you fine artists could post one or two pieces of your first 3d/2d art and then a recent piece, to show beginners how much you've improved over the …	192 Last	Fenyce Jul 2015
Sooo i just bought a 2013 Nvidia Titan 6GB I got this off Ebay and i'm hoping it is in good condition but for a Titan 450 Euros isn't that bad !.... Isn't it ?	56 Last	sziada Jul 2015
Guy walks into DE, I hate peoople that little bit more today so this happened: EDIT* I'm killing the link out of respect for people not wanting their IP shouted about, the basic jist is this guy walks into digital Extreme's behind another employee, and proce…	63 Last	Malus Jul 2015
Good tutorials to start out modelling in MAYA? Hey everyone! So far I've been a MODO guy but I'm missing plugins and functions that are only available to the big players ala MAX and MAYA. Can anyone recommend good tutorials explaining a fast a…	7 Last	DireWolf Jul 2015